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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-3743
CVE-2020-3743:
Adobe Acrobat Reader Continuous vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Adobe Acrobat and Reader versions 2019.021.20061 and earlier, 2017.011.30156 and earlier, and 2015.006.30508 and earlier were found to contain a use-after-free vulnerability. The vulnerability was discovered and reported in December 2019, with Adobe officially acknowledging it in February 2020 (Adobe Security, CVE Mitre).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a use-after-free condition, which occurs when a program continues to use a pointer after it has been freed, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code (CVE Mitre).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution on affected systems (CVE Mitre).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has addressed this vulnerability by releasing security updates for the affected versions of Adobe Acrobat and Reader (Adobe Security).
Community reactions
The vulnerability was discovered and reported by researchers Xinyu Wan, Yiwei Zhang and Wei You from Renmin University of China (Adobe Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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